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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05
A Warning to the Dissatisfied.

Fayetteville Observer.
There was a wagon that passed
through town on Monday last that
attracted considerable attention by
reason of the lettering the cover con-
tanned. One side made the announce
ment that the owner was going to
Mississippi in search of a fortune and
thought his expectations, would soon
be realized. The inscription on the
other side showed that he had been
there and was satisfied to stay in old
Lincoln henceforth. The man as if
to express the depth of his feelings,
and in order not to be misunderstood
had written in large capitals and
plainly:
"Just from Miss; busted and home
sick; goen to Uncle Peter or die!"
These words contain a valuable
sermon to those men that have be-
come dissatisfied with living in this
county and possessed of the idea that
fortunes are elsewhere awaiting for
them to come and take possession.
"The hand of the diligent maketh
rich" in Lincoln county as quickly as
elsewhere. Many who have left
here, instead Of finding the fortunes
they went for, are "busted and home
sick" and would like to get back to
"Uncle Peter" but we fear that some
will die before doing so.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05

Senator Fairbanks returned home
last Monday morning to spend the
recess with his family. Col. Savage
was detained in Nashville on COM
mite, work and private business
affairs, and we presume will not be at
home during the recess.
Mr.. J. L. Haggard went to Nash
vile Wednesday with Mr.. Martin,
and will retain his clerkship in the
Office of the Peoples Mutual Life In
surance Order, Jim is in every re-
spect most worthy young man, and
will win for himself both favor and
success In the city.
Again we would remind land
owners that now is a most opportune
time to advertise their farms for sale
in the STANDARD. We arc sending
great many papers through the
northwest, and will make especially
favorable rate on this class of adver-
Using.
-Ye editor spent last Sunday with
friends at Lebanon, and had an ex-
ceedingly pleasant visit. We want
to go back again. There are more
pretty girls to the square yard there
than any place we know of-Mc-
Minnville excepted, of course. In
addition to the Cumberland Universe
ty, which has about four hundred
students in its various departments,
there are two female boarding schools
which are largely patronized. TWAS
our first visit to the city Of cedars,
and we were quite favorablyimpress-
ed with the town in many respects.
The people of Lebanon should GER
tainly be proud of their schools, and
ought to give them all the encourage
ment possible.
Mr.. J. G. Martin and family left
on Wednesday morning for Nash
vile, and will make that city thier
home in future. We have heard
many expressions of regret over the
departure from our community of
this excellent family. They held an
enviable position in the confidence
and good will of our people, and
they will be sadly missed in many
places. Mr.. Martin has been for
years one of our most enterprising
and progressive citizens. He was one
of the most active, workers in the
Christian church of this place, and
his church people will find his place
hard to fill, He was an elder in the
church, clerk and treasurer of the
church, and superintendent of the
Sunday School. He was also treasur-
er of the Warren County Bible
Society, treasurer of Tulip Lodge, K.
q L. of H., and president of the
Building and Loan Association. To
his efforts as secretary of that institu-
ton was mainly due the success
achieved by the Peoples Mutual
Life Insurance Order while located
here, and in the broader field which
Nashville offers TO the Order, we
are satisfied it will accomplish still
greater work.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05
For a Quarter.

One of the best and brightest Agri-
cultural Monthlies which comes to
our exchange table is the Western
Plowman, published at Moline, Ill.
1t regular price is 80 cts a year, but
we have an arrangement with them
by which we can supply it to any of
our subscribers at the low price of %
cts. Try it.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05

Fayetteville Observer: The present
Legislature will be asked to move the
penitentiary from Nashville to some
point where purer air, better water
and cheaper provisions can be had.
The location will be changed some
day, and Manchester wants it. AS
there are no other applicants, there
should be no difficulty in selecting its
future home.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05
Ingerson on Lite.

Bob ngersoll, in the New York
Mirror, says of "Life:" Born of love
and hope, of ecstacy and pain, of
agony and fear, of tears and Joy
lowered with the wealth of two uni
ted hearts-held in happy arms, with
lips upon life's drifted front, blue
veined and fair where perfect peace
finds perfect form-rocked by will
ing feet and wooed to shadowy shores
of sleep by siren mother singing soft
and low-looking with wonders
wide and startled eyes at common
things of life and day-taught by
want and wish and contact with the
things of life and day--lured by light
and flame and charmed color's won
drous robes-learning the use of hands
and feet, and by the love of mimicry
beguiled to utter speech--releasing
prisoned thoughts from grabbed and
curious marks on soiled and tattered
leaves-puzzling the brain with
crooked numbers and their chang
ing, tangled worth-and so through
years of alternating day and night,
until the captive grows familiar with
the chains and walls and Limitations
of a life.
And time runs on in sun and shade,
until the one of the world is wooed
and won, and all the lore of love is
taught and learned again. Again a
home is built with the. fair chamber
wherein faint dreams, like cool and
shadowy valves, divide the beloved
hours of love. Again the miracle of
birth-the pain and joy, the kiss of
welcome and the cradle song, drown
ing the drowsy prattle of a baby.
And then the sense of obligation and
of wrong-pity for those who toll
and weep-tears for the imprisoned
despised-love for the generous dead,
and in the hearts the rapture of
high resolve.
And then ambition with its lusts of
pelf and place and power, longing to
putupon its breast distinction'sworth-
less badge. Then keener thoughts of
men, and eyes that see behind the
smiling mask of -flattered no
more by the obsequious cringe of
gain and greed, knowing the use
lessness of boarded gold and honor
brought from those who charge the
usury of selfrespect-of power that
only bends towards knees and
forces from the lies of fear the lies of
praise. Knowing at last the I'M
studied gesture of esteem, the rev.
erent eyes made rich with honest
thought, and holding high above all
other things-high as hopes great
throbbing star above the darkness of
the dead-the love of wife and child
and friend.
Then locks of gray and growing
love of other days and half-remem-
bered things-then holding withered
hands of those who first held his,
while over dim and loving eyes death
softly presses down the lids of rest.
And so, locking in marriage VOWS
his children's hands, or crossing
Others on the breast of peace, with
daughters babies upon his knees,
the white hair mingling with the
gold, he journeys on from day to day
to that horizon where the dusk is
waiting for the night sitting by the
holy hearth of home, he falls asleep
| within the arms other he worshipped
and adored, feeling, upon his pallid
lip loves last and hottest kiss.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05

The superiority of man to nature
is constantly illustrated. Nature
needs an immense quantity of quilts
to make a goose with, but a man
can make goose of himself with
one.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-02-05
We Local.

Mr.. A. H. Woodlee, of Altamont,
was here today (Friday.)
Attorney General Whitson isstill
improving slowly.
Our Chancery Court will convene
the second Monday in February.
Mr.. John Mcclure left this (Fri-
day. afternoon for Nashville.
-Landreth's and Sibley's fresh
garden seeds for sale byJ. B. Ritchey.
Mr.. Albert Seitz spent several
days of this week in Nashville.
Another week of this kind of
weather will bring out some of 1.-THE
flowers that bloom in the spring."
j. s. Burroughs returned today
(Friday) from a trip in the interest
of the spoke and handle works.
For vegetables of all kinds go to
Smart & Co.'S.
This weather ought to be quite
popular with the ladies-it changes
its style every day.
IS. ID. Britain left Thursday
morning on a drumming tour for a
Virginia tobacco house.
"A large stock of HOES and
PLOWS at A. p, Seitz's.
Mr.. M. Gafin shipped 23O bushels
of wheat to Manchester today Fri
day.
MIR. VIM. White shipped a car
load of corn from this place to Chatta-
nooga Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Clute, who has been visit
ing her home folks here for a couple
of weeks, left for Nashville today
(Friday.)
"A new stock of cigars and tobac-
co just received at Smart g. Co.'S.
w. T. Murray, Esq, went to
Sparta Thursday and returned the
following day.
"A toll gate has been placed on the
pikeroad leading from town to Faulk-
ner's factory.
"A good milk COW with young
calf for sale by j. p. Gartner.
Circuit courtadjourned lastSatur-
day night, Very little business was
transacted during the term.
Capt. J. w. Irwin returned from
Nashville last Saturday, and has re-
sumed his duties as Deputy Collector
at this point.
Go toJ. H. Cummins for ball
potash and soaps Of all kinds.
Col. Jas. S. Barton, who had been
attending Supreme Court in Nashville
for week or more, returned home
Thursday.
Fresh garden seeds at j. II. Cum
Minis.
Two car loads of timber were
shipped from this place to Nashville
Thursday; one by ]. H. Curl, and
one by Curl & Faulkner.
The tex books will be turned over
to the constables next Monday, and
consequently there has been a rush
at the Trustees office this week.
Fresh Fish at Smart & Co.'S every
Saturday.
Rev. T. M. Mcconnell will fill
his pulpit at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday morning and night.
The removal of the Peoples
Mutual Life Insurance Order to Nash.
vile will materially Tighten the work
of the McMinnville postoffice.
Fresh oat meal and greats at j
II. Cummins'.
AT eight O'Clock next Monday
morning the Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION will, lend $500, with thu
privilege of 5000.
Mr.. J. @. Partin left on Wednes
day for West Tennessee, to visit rel
atives, and will be absent about three
weeks.
Eight or ten inches of snow mex
month would be rather rough OF
"gentle spring" after all her pleasan
tries of the last week.
Glover, Timothy and Herds gras
seed for sale by ]. b. Ritchey.
Mr.. r. H. Mason has been il
Nashville for a week or more. H,
will probably move there soon anC
engage in the hotel business.
Go to O. NJ. Thurman & Sons 70
table linens.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26

TIL STEVENS BATTERY WHEN SOLD.
Her boilers numbered ten, developing 5000
horse power, with eight engines to drive two
independent screw propellers. Her bunkers
had capacity for 1000 tons Of coal. The
deck was shot proof. The inclined armor on
the sides consisted of 6A inches Of iron plates
backed with IA inches of locust timber and
secured to 9 inch wrought iron girders.
The Messrs. Stevens spent nearly half q
million dollars on the vessel during their
lives and on the commodore's death he pro
vided in his viii that the vessel should be
completed, besides supplying machinery to
the value OF $1,000, 0oo to perform the work.
When complete the vessel was by special act
of congress TO be presented to tho state of
New jersey. The state accepted the gift.
The late Gen. Mcclellan was appointed to
take charge of the work. When the vessel
was ready for launching the funds provided
for its completion proved insufficient, and the
state Of New Jersey in 1874 ordered the vessel
sold. Here was an opportunity for the ma
tion to secure "for a song' All ironclad which
would have been the most formidable in the
world even to this day. She was about ready
for her armament. A few hundred thou
sands would have purchased her, and she
wonld have been worth as many millions to-
day. Did they purchase herr Nations are
not 50 provident She was sold for old Junk,
and 50 securely were some Of her parts put
together that they had to be blasted apart.
Thus do republics reward the endeayors of
their public spirited citizens.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26

The present company, which Is composed
of wealthy merchants and business men, at
once bought a mammoth dredging machine
which has penetrated inland for about half
q mile. BY the requirements OF the charter
the canal must be completed by or before
june 26, Of this year, and as about eight
nileS remain to be dredged, there is every
likelihood that the charter Of tho company
viii be forfeited, unless the legislature should
see fit to grant the petition, now pending, for
an extension of time,
The canal, when completed, will be seven
ty-fiye feet wide ON the bottom. and nave a
mean width of 200 feet at low water. At tho
turn outs, it must be 500 fec. wide. These
turn outs comprise one-fourth Of the entire
length OF the canal. The depth Of water is to
be t~wenty-three feet at low tide.
The machine which is doing the work of
excavating cost s75,GOo. There are fourteen
men employed on and about the machine.
The dredging is done by means OF an endless
chain of ,thirty-nine buckets, driven by two
steam engines OF seventy-fye horse power
each. Five thousand cubic yards Of earth
can be excayated and discharged in a day of
ten hours by this giant machine. By using
the electric Light for night work the capacity
may be doubled.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26

men. lie did POP WHITAKER.
much good in the place he filled. and he pre-
vented much evil from being done. He was
born in New York in 1918. AT the age Of 9
fate dropped him into the circus ring, and he
abandoned it only when seized by mortal
sickness a couple Of weeks before he died.
During these years he rose from the low
est Of circus drudgery to the proud
positions of expert, rider, clown and finally
master of the sawdust ring. He reached
the pinnacle Of promotion In his pro-
fession when he was made ring master Of
Barnum's Hippodrome and Greatest Show on
Earth. He was master of ceremonies in the
Wild West Show when death overlook him.
His GOODNESS in the emergencies that are
liable to occur among a great concourse Of
people, as well as his intimate knowledge of
every detail of the business, admirably fitted
him for such a position. His stentorian voice
was his browning glory. 1t stold Of him
that when he was travelling with ~itinerant
circuses in the days gone by it was the Gus
tom, when in a good grazing country, to let
the horses and some of the grass eating ami
mails out to pasture. When the time for the
performance approached Pop would just step
outside the tent and call, and the men having
the live stock in charge would hear him even
if q mile away.
Pop was also famous for his faculty of get
ting smashed up in accidents. His arms,
legs and most of his ribs had been broken in
turn. He had been bitten by tarantula and
gored by a buffalo. Railroad accidents came
to him regularly. His most serious casualty
occurred in 1881 In the Bowery, New York,
just two blocks from his birthplace. By this
accident he lost his right arm.
His ful1 mama was Erapric Vnrrap Whit
taker, but be received the name of Pop away
back in the days of Rufus Welch's circus in
Philadelphia. Here he started an evening
school for circus people, he being the teacher
and for which he was christened Pop. He
adopted a son, now a man of IS. He says he
went with Pop at the age of 9. Pop didn't
believe inschools. He'd say to me: Take your
books and set there and when you find sum-
thin you don't know, ask me- Thet's the
way got my learnin' trav'lin' round the
world with Pop. He broke me from drink
IN lin this way: When I was a young man
Idropped down to the barroom of The hotel
we were stoppfn' at AM called for my first glass
OF ale. Pop cum in and seed me. He ies'
knocked me s~ens1ess, an when they brought
me to, Pop says, My boy, never want to see
you drink again. an l never have.p The
adopted son concluded by saying that aef
thar's SIGH a place as heaven, Pops thar
Mr. Whitaker was married twice. His
second wife was a baby adopted by his first
wife. After her death Pop brought the girl
up, had her educated as a physician and mar
ried her. They were the most affectionate of
couples. She travels with large shows 5
doctor and Is said to be very skillful. Pom
was the oldest member of the Order of Elks.
which be helped to organize out of O society
called the Jolly Corks in Philadelphia.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
THE STEVENS BATTERY coMpLrrEp.

In ls4I Commodore Stevens, of New Jersey,
foresaw the value of such a fortress, and
urged upon congress the construction of q
vessel built for that purpose and e%mbodying
some inventions Of his own. He sealed his
faith in the scheme by contributing nearly
$1,500,000 toward the construction OF it
after congress had consented to grant $780,
600. The "penny wise and pound foolish"
policy of nations is well illustrated in the
history of this vessel, which is here briefly
told.
The Stevens iron clad steam battery, as it
was called, was begun in 1854. Her designers
were Robert L. and Commodore edwin A.
Stevens, of Hoboken, N. j., at which place
she was built. Her dimensions were: Length,
420 feet; breadth, So feet; depth % feet, with
a draft of water that could be varied from
IA feet to % feet when in an engagement.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
THE CAPE COD CANAL.

An Improvement Projected Nearly Two
Hundred Years Ago.
While the feasibility OF the Panama shin
canal is being discussed and money is being
raised for:its completion, every one seems to
have entirely overlooked the fact that we have
ON Cape Cod a still uncompleted canal, which
was really started in 1927, nearly two centu.
ries ago. The canal was intended as n con.
Meeting link between Buzzard's bay and Barn.
stable bay, thus avoiding the extremely dan.
gerous passage around Cape Cod. !
In 1888, the Cape Cod Ship Canal company
was granted a charter by tho Massachusetts,
legislature. Several companies, more or less
theoretical, had been chartered prior to that
time, but nothing practical had been accom-
pa;shad
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
SECTION OF pYNANr1rr crrno.,

SECTION OF YNAMIT
This vessel is to he 246 feet over all in length.
with a beam of 2614 feet and a draupbt ri
~ feet. She will be built of American steel
with a DETECTING deck from which ordinary
shot will glance off. There will be four
boilers to drive the two independent screws
These, with the engines, will be powerful
enough to drive the vessel through the water
at the rate of twenty knots an hour. The
boilers will be placed as far apart as possible
with water tight bulkheads between them 90
that If in an engagement the portion of the
vessel containing one or two of the boilers he
blown away she would float and still hava
power enough not to be helpless.
The armament will be the unique feat,,ra
Of this craft. 1t will consist OF three steel
tubes lined with brass, seventy feet in length
and ten and one-half inches in diameter
These are the guns. From these will be thrown
by air pressure projectiles containing 200
pounds OF nitro-gelatine each to the distance
of a mile and at the rate of one shot in two
minutes from each gun. There are to be two
reservoirs for the compressed air, from which
the air will be let into the tube behind The
projectile at q pressure of 1000 pounds to the
square inch If necessary. As the guns will
be immovably fixed in their place, the range
will be regulated by the pressure of air nj
lowed to propel the projectile, and the GUNS
can only be fired while the vessel is "head on
to the enemy.
On suggesting to the engineer in charge
that the vessel was designed to attack the
enemy on the "Dillygoat" principle only, he
said the guns would throw sixty shells. or
six tons Of the most terrific explosive known,
during twenty minutes Of the time they are
steaming up to the enemy, and the presunp-
ton is that before that time has elapsed there
will be no enemy left
An advantage claimed by this pneumatic
gun method of sending a torpedo at the enc.
my is It's economy. The toipedoes which are
steered by electric wires from a station on
shore cost from $1,000 to SIS, 900 each, and Of
course are destroyed on being used. Each
shot from this dynamite ship containing the
same weight OF explosive win cost but 5000.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
!, who Is at present a
CIV Jersey in the United

At She breaking out of the war he enlisted as q
private in the Union army, was several times
wounded, and at the close of hostilities was
mustered out with the rank Of brevet major
general. He served nine years in the state
senate Of New Jersey, three years OF which
be WINS its presiding officer, and took his seat
IN the United States senate March 4, 1881.
Gen. Sewelrs home is in Camden. He is Of
b Republican party and an uncompromfs-
ing protectionist. Tho general is a self made
man in every respect, and has done come
good work dEring his term in the senate.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
lallg gress ana @akotaiAb
CHURCH

LIL
CONGREGATIONAL CHuRcH-Corner Walnut and
9Th street, Rev. g. F. Clapp, pastor. Ser
Woes atu q. and 80 p. m. Sunday school at
IL m 80 8
CHRIST CHURoH-Corner Douglas Ave and Sixth
street. Rev, DIR. Hoyt, rector. Services at II
q. m. and 80 pm. Sunday School at 12m.
81. Z. CHuRCH-Fourth street, between Douglas
and Walnut. Rev. O K. Hager. pastor, Sun
day hours of service: Morning sermon. II q.
M. class meeting, IL m Sunday school $3.50
p. M; young peoples meeting, $3.50 o. m.
La les prayer. meeting, Tuesday afternoon
at 8 O'clock. Thursday evenirg p~rayermeet-
ing a. q 80 o'clock.
CATHOLIC CHURcH-Rev. Father scallan, pastor.
capital street, corner 9th. Services at so ..
m. and l0:S0 q. M. Servicesin the afternoon
and Sunday school at the hour announced by
the pastor.
BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Douglas and Sixth.
Services every Sunday morning and evening.
Sunday school Mt II o'clock.
S~oANDrNAvIAN LUTHERAN CHuRcH-Peari street
near 9th. hev. DIR. Andreassen,, pastor. Ser
vicen, merning and evening. Sunday school
at p. m.
zIoN's CHURCH. GERMAN LUTHHRAN-Corner of
Douglas and 4th. Rev. Or. Hilger, pastor.
Services 1t IL .. nj. and 2 30 p. m.
LUTHERAN CnuRoH, gGERMAN-Sixth street,
ChAs. Wenzlaft, conductor of services. Ser
wees at Iii ., m. and 8 p. m.
LUTHERAN CHURoH, t9ERAAN}-Fifth street, be
tween Linn and Locust. Rev. BentI, pastor
sermon at l0a m. Sunday school at / p. m
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-26
Az. Of til. aInaniseiy rit.l..n

Cowardics Is always vulgar, and the pres
snt age Is pre-eninently cowardly; full Of
egotistic n~ervousns and ~unconcealed fear Of
ali those physical dangers. to which sciencs
has told all men they are liable Pasteur Is
In god, and the microba fts Mephztophslee.
A French writer defined, It the other dnysas
the ageso9 the sinfnitxly little.s It might be
also de6hed as No age ofs ahsorbing 81 con
scioumsss. It's sssernalIy placing ITSELF IA.
tnnunasrebls atssuaaL to pose lcsors The